Clifford's Big Red Easter [Board book]

Nancy Parent (Author), Robin Cuddy (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Clifford

Happy Easter, Clifford! Children will enjoy this story about Clifford and Emily Elizabeth's Easter preparations.

It's Eastertime, and Emily Elizabeth and Clifford are making Easter baskets for Clifford's friends. There's even a surprise for Clifford-- an Easter basket filled with extra large treats just for Clifford!

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About the Author

There's no denying that kids love Clifford®. The Big Red Dog® has been a favorite since Norman Bridwell created him over 40 years ago. "I was working as a commercial artist in New York City. There wasn't much work, so I made some sample pictures and took them to several publishers. They all rejected my work. But one editor suggested that I try writing a book of my own to illustrate. I had done a painting of a little girl with a big red dog. That seemed like a funny idea, so I made up a story about them. I increased the dog's size from as big as a horse to as big as a house. My wife named the dog Clifford, and we named the little girl Emily Elizabeth after our daughter. In three days I had written the story and drawn the pictures for Clifford The Big Red Dog. When Scholastic called and said they wanted the book, I was stunned." Bridwell, who grew up in Kokomo, Indiana, lives now on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, with his wife, Norma. For more information about Norman Bridwell, visit: scholastic.com/tradebooks

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Board book: 7 pages
• Publisher: Cartwheel (February 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439434289
• ISBN-13: 978-0439434287
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,209,579 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, January 19, 2008

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Lowell Prescott (Minneapolis, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Clifford's Big Red Easter (Board book)

We have hundreds of children's books in our household, and, when you read a lot of them, it's quite easy to tell the good ones from the bad ones. This one is bad.

The drawings are competent -- but in a sort of "corporate marketing machine" way. The text and story are pretty bad. This book is about expanding/reinforcing brand recognition and nothing more.

Toddlers don't care, of course. But their parents should. Skip this one.